Sebuah sentence atau kalimat adalah rangkaian kata yang terdiri dari subjek (subject), kata kerja (verb), objek (object) dan pelengkap atau keterangan lainnya (complementary).

1. Pengertian Simple,Compose dan ComplexSentece
Hari ini kitaakan membahastentangbeberapajeniskalimat.Diantaranya:simple sentence,
compoundsentence dancomplex sentence.
Namunsebelumkitamembahassimplesentence,compoundsentencedancomplex sentencelebih
detail mari kitapelajari dahuluapakahitukalimat(sentence).
Sebuahsentence ataukalimatadalahrangkaiankatayangterdiri dari subjek(subject),katakerja
(verb),objek(object)danpelengkapatauketeranganlainnya(complementary).
Jikadi dalamnyatidakada elementtersebutmakaitubukanlahsebuahkalimatmelainkansebuah
frasa (phrase).

2. 1.Simple sentence (KalimatTunggal)
Di dalamsebuahkalimattunggal (simple sentence) hanyaterdapatsatusubjek(subject),satukata
kerja(verb),dansatuobjek(object).
Hal ini menandakanjikadi dalamkalimattunggal hanyaterdapatinti kalimatatauindukkalimat.
Sehinggakitatidakmembutuhkanpenghubungdi dalamkalimattunggal.
Contoh:
•She treats me a bowl of noodle inthe morning.
•I am a beststudentinmyschool.
•We neverplaythe game inmy room.
•You go to the marketeveryday
•He readsthe bestsellerbookformthe library.
•Theywentto the park last week
•The cat is runningfastnow
•I like towatch romanticmovie everyweek

3. •I have justreceivedaletterformy fathersince 2000
•Theyrepairedtheirmotorcycle inthe workshopyesterday
2.Compoundsentence (KalimatMajemuk)
Berbedadengankalimattunggal (SimpleSentence),kalimatmajemuk(compoundsentence)
memilikisusunanyangberbeda.
Di dalamnyaterdapatlebihdari satusubjek(subject) dankatakerja(verb) karenadi dalamkalimat
majemuk(compoundsentence) terdapatlebihdari satuklausaindependen(independentclause)
sertamemiliki penghubung(conjunction) yangmenghubungkanklausatersebut.
Contoh:
•She reallywantsto go to school buther fathercan’ttakesher to the school
•He wentto the cinemaformeetinghisfriendbuthisfriendnevercame tothe cinema.
•I am swimminginherswimmingpool andIfindherring.
•Theygot bad rank intheirschool so theirmothergetsangry.
•You mop the floorbutyour daughterrunto her roomquickly
•We drinktwoglassesof milkeveryweekbecausewe don’thave muchmoneyforbuyingit
•My cat sleepsinmyroomand my mothertyiestodistrube it
•You want to learnEnglishinherroombut she doesn’tallow you
•We try to make an ice cream but we forgettoput it inthe fridge
•She is smart studentinmyclassbecause she alwaysborrowstwobooksinthe library everyweek.
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PengertianConditional Sentences

4. PengertianPartsof Speechs
3.Complex sentence (KalimatKompleks)
Complex sentence berbedadengansimplesentence danjugacompoundsentence karenadi dalam
complex sentence terdapatduaclausayaituIndependentClause danDependentClause yang
digabungkanmenjadisatukalimat.
DependentClausejugabertujuanuntukmenerangkanIndependentClause danDependentclause
jugatidakdapat berdiri sendiri.
Maka dari ituDependentclause tidal bisadipisahkandenganIndependentclause.
Contoh:
•IndependentClause :Ibringthe book
•DependentClause :Thatyouwant
•Complex sentence :Ibring the bookthat youwant
•Independentclause :Ishouldgo to herbirthdayparty
•Dependentclause :whichisnice
•Complex sentence :Ishouldgo to herbirthdaypartywhichis nice
•Independentclause :Ihave so many cats
•Dependentclause :Thatis verycute
•Complex sentence :Ihave so many cats that I boughtinthe pet shopyesterday
•Independentclause :She isthe beautiful girl
•Dependentclause :WhoI metyesterday
•Complex sentence :She isthe beautiful girl whoImetyesterday
Nah,itudia penjelasandancontohmengenai beberapajeniskalimatdalambahasaInggris.Semoga
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